Virginia Weighs Future of Historic Fort After Army Leaves (New York Times)
Fort Monroe, a Union oasis where fugitive slaves flocked during the Civil War, will return to Virginia?s control in 2011 when the Army pulls out.

More than 500 acres burned in Virginia (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Roanoke, VA - Dozens of firefighters continued working to contain a blaze that has burned more than 500 acres in southwestern Virginia.

Woman, 26, dies in crash in Virginia Beach (The Virginian-Pilot)
A 26-year-old woman was killed today in a single-vehicle crash in Virginia Beach that led authorities to shut down Blackwater Road near the Chesapeake city line, police said. The woman was heading south in a Ford Focus about 1:15 p.m. when she sped past another vehicle, lost control and drove off ...

Virginia gas prices reach record $4 a gallon (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Virginians are now paying an average of $4 a gallon for gasoline. As of 3 a.m. today, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Virginia reached $4, joining 38 other states and the District of Columbia who currently pay $4 or more for a gallon, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. Virginians are now paying 10 cents more for a gallon of gas than at this time a month ago and a $1.18 more ...

Small distilleries are bubbling up in Virginia (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
VIRGINIA BEACH (AP) -- Small distilleries are bubbling up all over Virginia. Chris Richeson owns Chesapeake Bay Distillery - a small enterprise in the Lynnhaven area, where he crafts and hand bottles a corn-based vodka called Spirits of the Blue Ridge.